TIC 218885167
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 344.0.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; not in Gaia DR3's variable lists.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 261 (~850 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,578 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.52 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.33 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.89 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.27 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.80 |
| TESS mag | 10.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 218885167 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6740461102422562560 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7447-637-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 297.538 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.2762 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC218885167_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC218885167_s0013.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
